2021 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 57A - Horseracing Integrity and Safety
Sec. 3059 - Unfair or deceptive acts or practices

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 3059 (2021)
Section Name §3059. Unfair or deceptive acts or practices
Section Text

The sale of a covered horse, or of any other horse in anticipation of its future participation in a covered race, shall be considered an unfair or deceptive act or practice in or affecting commerce under section 45(a) of this title if the seller—

(1) knows or has reason to know the horse has been administered—

(A) a bisphosphonate prior to the horse's fourth birthday; or

(B) any other substance or method the Authority determines has a long-term degrading effect on the soundness of the covered horse; and


(2) fails to disclose to the buyer the administration of the bisphosphonate or other substance or method described in paragraph (1)(B).

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title XII, §1210, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 3274.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 57A - HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY
Sec. 3059 - Unfair or deceptive acts or practices
Contains section 3059
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 134 Stat. 3274
Public Law References Public Law 116-260
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